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Games of the XXV Olympiad

Host cityBarcelona, Spain
Nations participating169
Athletes participating9,956 (7,010 men, 2,851 women)
Events286 in 32 sports
Opening ceremonyJuly 25
Closing ceremonyAugust 9
Officially opened byJuan Carlos I of Spain
Athlete's OathLuis Doreste Blanco
Judge's OathEugeni Asensio
Olympic TorchAntonio Rebollo (paralympic archer)
StadiumEstadi Olmpic Llus Companys
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona, the birth city of IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, was selected over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane and Paris in Lausanne, Switzerland in October 1986.

Highlights

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Demonstration sports

Participating nations

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169 nations sent athletes to compete in these Games. With the Collapse of the Soviet Union, twelve states formed a Unified Team, while the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had their own teams. Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina competed as independent nations after separation from Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia were banned due to UN sanctions, but individual Yugoslav athletes were allowed to take part as Independent Olympic Participants.
  • Independent Olympic Participants (59)

    Medal count

    Main article: 1992 Summer Olympics medal count
    These are the top medal-collecting nations for the 1992 Games. (Host country is highlighted) and (Highest amount in bold):
     Rank  Nation GoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1 Unified Team453829112
    2 United States373437108
    3 Germany33212882
    4 China16221654
    5 Cuba1461131
    6 Spain137222
    7 South Korea1251229
    8 Hungary1112730
    9 France851629
    10 Australia791127

    References

    1. ^ Mathews, John. "Ceremonial hall of shame", BBC Sport, 2000-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. “In reality, he had not actually landed the arrow in the middle of the cauldron - he had fired it way outside the stadium as instructed. 

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    Antonio Rebollo is the paralympic archer who lit the Olympic Torch by shooting an arrow over the cauldron in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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    Seoul 1988
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